Microweb News (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
That writes CNet, that the bill seen has. According to a co-worker of delegated Lamar Smith, the proposal the Intellectual Property Protection Act will or 2006 shortly be submitted. The American minister of Justice Alberto Gonzales declared [...]
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
One of the controversies that marked Alberto Gonzales's tenure as Attorney General was his opinion on torture. Yesterday, he chose to give up a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the nation's capital to watch the Pittsburgh Pirates play baseball. I’m not saying that clarifies his position; but I’m not saying it doesn't.
TPMmuckraker (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
It's not the first time that the politicization of the Environmental Protection Agency has forced comparisons to Alberto Gonzales' Justice Department, and it surely won't be the last. On the Senate floor this afternoon, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), who sits...
Gristmill (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
By Brad Johnson Cross-posted from the Wonk Room . I've previously described Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen L. Johnson as " the environment's Alberto Gonzales ." After years of scandal as White House Counsel and Attorney General, Gonzales finally resigned after it was revealed that numerous U.S. attorneys were fired without cause under his watch. Now it seems...
SquareState.net - Front Page (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
... of incident happening, not due to these circumstances, but due to understaffing and budget cuts. Alberto Gonzales took a tour while he was the A.G. and gave a 6 month temporary budget increase as part of a 'sweep it under the rug' approach. Now that budget fix has expired and they are having issues again. It has led to less safety for the guards, the inmates and the community. Colorado...
A Soft Answer (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
Sen. Reid has asked the Justice department to look into federal efforts to deal with polygamous criminal behavior. And it's not a recent concern. Two years ago, Reid wrote former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales that the federal government needs to work with state officials to look at the “broader pattern of serious criminal conduct by [...]
remove the labels | Gadgets & Life (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
The FBI yesterday continued their push for a law that would force ISPs to retain customer records for a minimum of two years, an effort that had waned slightly after the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales last year. Most ISPs currently preserve data up to 90 days if prompted by an investigator, but discard [...]
The Conservative Voice Columns (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
If it had not been for conservatives, Justices Alito and Roberts would not have been nominated nor, at least in the case of Alito, confirmed. Bush would have preferred Harriet Miers and Alberto Gonzales, both of whom would have been a disaster.
democrats.com (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
FBI Director Robert Muller went before the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Robert Wexler challenged the FBI's failure to stop torture by the CIA and the Pentagon. Muller essentially accused the Attorney General of participating in a coverup. Of course Alberto Gonzales personally approved torture in advance, so it's no surprise he later blocked prosecution of the torturers. Isn't it...
Cnet (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
Demonstrating that the push by the Bush administration for laws forcing Internet companies to keep track of their customers didn't end with Alberto Gonzales' resignation, the FBI and some members of Congress are reviving the idea.
Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 04/22/2008
Times have been tough for former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. But maybe his luck is about to change. Here's our latest "Eyes of the Law" celebrity sighting, submitted this afternoon by a Texas tipster (in a style reminiscent of Gossip Girl , which we adore): Spotted: AG AG, at the Four Seasons in Austin, with a well-dressed old white guy. Was this a job interview? [Gonzales]...
Left In Aboite (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
The George W Bush Presidential Library is now in the planning stages. You'll want to be the first at your corporation to make a contribution to this great man's legacy. The Library will include: The HurricaneKatrinaRoom, which is still under construction. The Alberto Gonzales Room, where you can't remember anything. The Texas Air National Guard Room, where you don't have to even show...
The Moderate Voice (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
(Above, from left) Douglas Feith, David Addington, Alberto Gonzales, George Bush, Dick Cheney; (below) The infamous Haynes Memo It had been widely assumed that the decision to torture enemy combatants and other detainees in the so-called War on Terror began with military commanders and interrogators at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. The Bush administration has taken refuge behind this “trickle...
synful musings (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
Alberto Gonzales unable to find work. ThinkProgress Drudge reports, “Tough Job Market: Former attorney general Alberto Gonzales has been unable to interest law firms in adding his name to their roster…developing…” TNR’s Isaac Chotiner quips, “Riiight–it’s the tough job market.” UpdateThe New York Times reports, "The greatest impediment to Mr. Gonzales’s being offered...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
... from the Liberty City area of Miami were arrested a few months before the 2006 elections, then-AG Alberto Gonzales said the men had been taped promising to fight a full ground war against the United States. But testimony at trial, reports the Times, showed that a search by the FBI of what it called the groups headquarters did not find guns, explosives or blueprints for an attack....
